(a)Upon the adoption by the board of an authority of any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds, the authority may publish once a week for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper published and having general circulation in the geographical area of the authorizing subdivision, a notice in substantially the following form, the blanks properly filled in, at the end of which shall be printed the name and title of either the chair or secretary of the authority.
“The _____ Local Redevelopment Authority, a public corporation under the laws of the State of Alabama, on the _____ day of _____ authorized the issuance of $_____ principal amount of bonds of the public corporation for purposes authorized by the state law under which the public corporation was organized. Any action or proceeding q
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(a) Upon the adoption by the board of an authority of any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds, the authority may publish once a week for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper published and having general circulation in the geographical area of the authorizing subdivision, a notice in substantially the following form, the blanks properly filled in, at the end of which shall be printed the name and title of either the chair or secretary of the authority.
“The _____ Local Redevelopment Authority, a public corporation under the laws of the State of Alabama, on the _____ day of _____ authorized the issuance of $_____ principal amount of bonds of the public corporation for purposes authorized by the state law under which the public corporation was organized. Any action or proceeding questioning the validity of the bonds, or the pledge and the mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture to secure the same, or the proceedings authorizing the same, must be commenced within 30 days after the first publication of this notice.”
(b) A newspaper shall be deemed to be published in the geographical area of the authorizing subdivision, within the meaning of this section, if its principal editorial office is located in the geographical area of the authorizing subdivision.
(c) Any action or proceeding in any court to set aside or question the proceedings for the issuance of the bonds referred to in the notice or to contest the validity of any bonds, or the validity of any agreements relating to any payment in lieu of taxes, fees, charges, and any pledge and mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture made therefor, must be commenced within 30 days after the first publication of the notice. After the expiration of that period, no right of action or defense questioning or attacking the validity of the proceedings or of the bonds or the pledge or mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture shall be asserted, nor shall the validity of the proceedings, bonds, pledge, mortgage, and deed of trust or trust indenture be open to question in any court on any ground whatsoever except in an action commenced within that period.